. In his 2007 Billboard hit single “Home,” by the album of the same name, Chris Daughtry stirs in all of us the longing to go home…”to the place where we belong.” Regardless of where life or travels take us, there’s no better feeling in the world than the sense of home and belonging when […]
. In his latest Billboard hit single “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw inspires us to pause and remember the golden rule for being good humans. “Hold the door, say please, say thank you, don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie…always stay humble and kind.” It seems simple enough, but somehow when life starts coming at […]
. Winnie the Pooh and his wide circle of diverse friends spent their days reminding us of the importance of living life to the fullest and not sweating the small stuff. They managed to make beautiful memories and embrace life’s simple pleasures by focusing on what matters…being fully present, staying optimistic, sticking together and always […]
. There’s a great and memorable recurring scene in the 1979 Box Office hit “All That Jazz.” Each morning, the star of the movie, Joe Gideon (played by the multi-talented Roy Scheider), pops a couple Alka Seltzer in a glass, squirts a few shots of Visine in his eyes, looks himself in the mirror and […]
. Who can forget the opening few minutes from the heart-wrenching 1998 blockbuster, Saving Private Ryan. In theaters across the country, nobody breathed for minutes on end as we watched in horror Hollywood’s realistic depiction of the historic invasion. Later in the movie, during their search for Private Ryan, Corporal Upham confides in Captain Miller […]
. Who could possibly forget that heart stopping scene from the 1942 classic Casablanca when Humphrey Bogart has to break it to the stunningly beautiful Ingrid Bergman that he’s putting her on a plane without him. Even if you’re not a hopeless romantic like me, you can’t help by sigh a little as he reminds […]
. In the 1989 Oscar winning film, “Driving Miss Daisy,” Morgan Freeman starring as Hoke Colburn, reminds us that chivalry is alive and well. Hoke wins over the stubborn and sometimes crotchety “Miss Daisy” played by the brilliant Jessica Tandy, with his southern charm and the graciousness of a sincere gentlemen…exemplifying the true meaning of […]
. The 19th century English cleric, Charles Caleb Colton wrote in his essay collection “Many Things In A Few Words,” that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” While visiting family and friends in Arizona recently, I stumbled upon a new sub-division of tract homes proudly identifying their neighborhood as “Nantucket Village.” It made me […]
. In their 1974 hit single “Rock The Boat,” The Hues Corporation pointedly inquired “where did you get the notion to rock the boat?” They went on to implore listeners…don’t rock the boat baby…and for heaven’s sake don’t tip the boat over. I found myself humming the catchy tune aloud last week as I browsed […]
. In her beautiful coffee table book aptly titled “Nantucket The Quiet Season,” famed Nantucket photographer Cary Hazlegrove captures the very soul of the island in her stunning images. In Cary’s own eloquent words, “Winter is when Nantucket truly unfolds. She is down to her bones – barren, windswept, and steadfast – revealing her poetic […]
